Clifford

Clifford (1994)

What's the difference between Clifford and a pit bull? One will tear your heart out, scare your friends and wreck your house. The other one is a dog.

When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.

Date of release
1994-04-01
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (122)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Paul Flaherty

Casting

Interesting facts

Clifford is a 1994 American slapstick black comedy film directed by Paul Flaherty, written by Will Porter and Steven Kampmann, and starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, and Dabney Coleman with supporting roles by G.D. Spradlin, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Kind, and Jennifer Savidge. It tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who stays with his uncle while his parents are on a business trip in Honolulu.

Production

Co-writer Steven Kampmann had the idea of doing a comedy version of The Bad Seed (1956). The film was greenlit by Orion Pictures, but producer Larry Brezner was concerned that there was another comedy about an evil child coming out, Problem Child, and put a halt to production. To distinguish Clifford, Kampmann suggested the child lead be played by Martin Short, who was a fan of The Bad Seed.

Grodin claimed that he and Short improvised during the making of the movie.

In August 1990, it was reported that filming would be taking place in Los Angeles.

Filming on Clifford took place from September through November of 1990.

In order to create the illusion of Martin Short portraying a child various techniques were utilized. With the actors working around Short, some such as Mary Steenburgen wore high-heeled shoes while others such as Charles Grodin were cast because they were above average in height in relation short. For shots of Clifford from the back, a five-foot-even body double was utilized.

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